Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale Volume II. Album by The Sixteen

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Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale Volume II. Album by The SixteenAlbum Description Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionised the music of the theatre and the church by his dramatic and imaginative use of voices and instruments and by his daring harmonies and rhythms. Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 is his most significant and virtuosic collection of sacred music. The works featured on this second volume are both demanding

the Austrian empire encompassed many cultures

Mark Dobell tenor High Priest

Organ Concerto Op

Winner - Classical Brit Award 2005

wit and sensuality to that of the play

entitled ‘The Call of Rome’ and featuring all of the music from this album

Written at a time when the composer was struggling to accept his growing deafness

Dum sacrum mysterium

Sofie Vanden Eynde theorbo & Baroque guitar

including some of the ‘Devil’s best tunes given back to God’ in the form of carols

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)

Palestrina was the great master of all Papal composers and his spiritual craft and harmonic vitality fulfilled the needs of the Vatican